Faces of STLCC

At first glance, Fausto Carlos Hernandez Carrillo resembles your everyday college student. Upon close examination, it becomes apparent that there is much more than meets the eye. This 20-year-old soccer enthusiast is part of the Scholarships for Education and Economic Development (SEED) program at STLCC-Florissant Valley. The program is designed to support economic and social development in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean, through which more than 5,000 youth have been trained in the...

He was released in September 2001. He had a support system in place. He had an aunt, one of his dad's sisters. He had a church, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. He took classes at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. He worked at night cleaning buildings, stripping and waxing floors. He reported regularly to the U.S. Probation Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.

While most students come to St. Louis Community College looking to transfer to a four year college, Jenna Boyko came to Meramec with her bachelor’s degree in hand.

Her education and careers have led her to Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri, California, Indiana, and finally back to St. Louis where she is most at home. Dr. Mary Morgan speaks with excitement and appreciation about the path that brought her to St. Louis Community College, a path that was sometimes windy and took her to unexpected places, but has led her ...